Oct. 25, 2001
News
Page 9
Essay contest offers long term rewards
Kate Botty
Reporter
It is not too early to begin think
ing about the sixth annual Philip
Garret essay competition. “It’s
more than just an essay contest,”
said Mark Albertson, registrar. “It’s
one of the most prestigious honors
to win on campus.”
This year’s question asks stu
dents to explore the differences and
similarities between the views of
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
concerning the role of government
in Americans’ lives, and to consider
their debates and how they have
contributed to our contemporary
understanding of American democ
racy.
The first-place winner receives
$1,000, and is invited for an over
night stay at the International Cen
ter for Jefferson Studies. This visit
includes an honorary dinner and
private tour of the University of
Virginia and Monticello, Thomas
Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville,
Va. The second and third place win
ners receive $600 and $400 in prize
money.
Dr. Daniel Jordan, president of
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Foundation says this year’s ques
tion is excellent. “It should cause
Elon students to reflect on aspects
of our own national history,” he
said. Jefferson and Adams had
much in common, but their dissimi
larities offer some perspective on
the American experience.” David
McCullough, a recent speaker on
campus is a member of the Board
of Trustee’s at the foundation.
Past winners are accomplished.
Elon graduate and English major
Joe Mattern, won the honors in
1997 and 1998. As a result, he won
a trip to visit CNN and met with
CEO Tom Johnson. After graduat
ing, Mattern was hired at CNN in
Atlanta. Dan Callaway, a music
theatre major won in 1999, and is
currently in London working at the
West End theatre district. The 20t)0
and 2001 winner Stephanie
Newbold graduated from Elon last
spring with a degree in political sci
ence and is currently attending
graduate school at Virginia
Polytechnical Institute and State
University.
“Winning the Carret competition
for two consecutive years was one
of the best memories I will carry
with me from my undergraduate
experience at Elon,” Newbold said.
Newbold continued by saying the
Carret competition opened an enor
mous window of opportunity for
herself as a scholar. “Though re
searching and analyzing various
topics relating to Mr. Jefferson, I
developed an enormous passion for
the contributions he made to our
country and to democracy. As a re
sult I was able to further study my
research in several classes.”
Although Newbold acknowl
edges the generous monetary re
wards of winning the competition,
the true gift is having the opportu
nity to visit the Thomas Jefferson
Foundation. This summer she will
be an intern at the International
Center for Jefferson Studies at
Photo courtesy of Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Foundation
First prize in the contest allows for a student to visit Monticello,
Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, Va.
Photo courtesy of Carret & Co.
Philip Carret visited Elon to
address the Love School of
Business and left so im
pressed he donated $40,000 in
IBM stock to institute a cam
pus wide essay contest.
Carret died at the age of 101 in
1998, but his gift still lives
today.
Monticello.
“I cannot stress enough how
amazing and progressive the
Jefferson Foundation is,” she says.
“I feel incredibly honored to have
this opportunity.”
Carret, a prosperous New York
investor accepted an invitation to
visit the Love School of Business
by Albertson in October 1996. Af
ter his visit he gave Albertson
$1,000 and asked him to start an
essay question asking the question:
“If Thomas Jefferson would come
back to this country today, what
would he think?” Albertson sent
Carret the winning essay and within
a few days received $40,000 in IBM
stock and a request to keep the es
say competition running for years
to come.
Newbold encourages Elon stu
dents to enter the competition. “Mr.
Carret saw intellectual excellence
in Elon students, and that is why he
endowed this project in such a sub
stantial financial way,” she said. “I
certainly encourage all Elon stu
dents to meet Mr. Carret’s generos
ity by participating in this very spe
cial and enlightening contest.”
-Submissions must be handed in to
Ms. Nicole Jones, Registrar’s Of
fice, Alamance 102 by 4:30 pm on
Friday, April 12,2002.
-For further information contact Dr.
John Burbridge @ 278-6000
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